[Caevlist] Leaf 24 kWh to 40 kWh Swap Saturday 3/2

[Gregg Oberlin]

That battery pack looks a lot healthier than the 24KWH from the wrecked Leaf

On Wed, Feb 21, 2024 at 7:21 PM Otmar Ebenhoech <cafe.electric at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Good news!
> We picked up Ken’s 40 kWh battery from the local B&R today and made an
> adaptor to read data using Leaf Spy.
> It’s looking great as you can see below.
>
> We’re tentatively targeting Saturday morning 3/2/24 to start working on
> and hopefully complete the swap that day.
>
> Also, you may have noticed that Stephen Hodges is interested in filming
> for his automotive YouTube channel you can see here.
> https://www.youtube.com/c/BadIdeasGarage
> Ken and I were discussing how the story of the misrepresented LEAF from
> the Portland auction that is here, combined with a success might make an
> engaging story if we wants to cover that. So we are considering inviting
> him. Before I say yes, I'd to know if anyone has objections to being
> included in such a video. If so, feel free to contact me directly with any
> concerns.
>
> Otmar Ebenhoech
>
> 2255 SE Crystal Lake Dr.
> Corvallis, OR 97333
> cafe.electric at gmail.com
> Shop Voice and TXT 541-862-1606
>
>
>
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> On Feb 20, 2024, at 4:52 PM, Otmar Ebenhoech <cafe.electric at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hello EV friends!
>
> Ken Vandehey of our group has arranged to get a 40 kWh battery from a 2018
> wreck from B&R with plans to swap into his 2012 LEAF. Yay for a massive
> range upgrade!
>
> Once we pick up the pack, possibly in the next few days, we’ll wire up an
> adaptor cable and use LEAF-Spy to read BMS data before putting it in the
> car.
> I’m clearing space in my shop so we can do the swap here on the lift.
> We’ve got the CAN Bridge board from China that accepts open source code
> from Dala to allow the car to accept the battery, and we have watched a lot
> of videos. Looks like it shouldn’t be too hard. Fingers crossed.
>
> Does anyone have interest in being around while we work on it to see
> what’s involved?
> If so we can plan a day and call a gathering around it.
>
> Otmar Ebenhoech
>
> 2255 SE Crystal Lake Dr.
> Corvallis, OR 97333
> cafe.electric at gmail.com
> Shop Voice and TXT 541-862-1606
>
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